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Project Description

I am researching (i,j)-step competition graphs while attending the ten-week Marquette REU; my mentor is Dr. Kim A.S. Factor. I will, initially, be doing background reading with Carissa Babcock and then we will branch into our own research questions. As my research becomes more personalized, I will contribute more to this description. My weekly log can be found below.

Background Readings

I felt having a list of the background reading I am doing would be helpful. Hence, I have created one below. These readings include the ones Dr. Factor gave me and the ones I have found. Note: if a link is missing, the reading is either from a textbook or I was unable to find a link.

Project Log

Week 1 (5/30/17-6/2/17)

Day 1 (5/30/17)

  • Attended MSCS REU orientation
  • Met with mentor, Dr. Kim A.S. Factor, and began discussing project details
  • Dr. Factor and I discussed goals: having BioMath: The Biology and Mathematics of Food Webs done by Thursday and reading The (1,2)-step competition graph of a tournament (by Kim A.S. Factor and Sarah Merz) by next Wednesday
  • Completed pages 1 through 30 of BioMath: The Biology and Mathematics of Food Webs. I plan on finishing the packet tomorrow and seeing how far I can get through chapter 3 of Applied Combinatorics by Fred S. Roberts

Day 2 (5/31/17)

  • Attended library orientation
  • Finished the BioMath packet.
  • Began reading The (1,2)-step competition graph of a tournament
  • Began reading chapter 3 of Applied Combinatorics.

Day 3 (6/1/17)

  • Attended a talk on good research practices by Dr. Kim Factor
  • Filled out direct deposit form
  • Met with Dr. Kim Factor and drafted the milestones and discussed moving our lunch with Carissa to Wednesday
  • Reviewed milestones and compared them to the program's google calendar
  • Printed additional readings for the weekend
  • Continued reading chapter 3 of Applied Combinatorics
  • Continued reading The (1,2)-step competition graph of a tournament

Day 4 (6/2/17)

  • Uploaded a pdf of my milestones for the summer
  • Worked on chapter 3 of Applied Combinatorics
  • Continued reading The (1,2)-step competition graph of a tournament
  • Began reviewing other papers
  • Created project's Wiki page

Reflection: End of Week 1

Concerning my research, this week was relatively uninteresting. That is, I spent most of my time trying to find literature (beyond what Dr. Factor gave me), working through background readings, and finding a good work area. Of those three tasks, I spent most of my time on finding a good work area (it was my top priority); I can happily say I completed this task. I cannot wait to really dig into my research--make it past the background reading.

I accomplished my goals for this week. I attended various meetings, orientations, and finished the BioMath module, among others. I intend on furthering my research this weekend. Specifically, I hope to read multiple papers and complete chapter 3 from Applied Combinatorics. Next week, I'll be meeting Carissa on Tuesday, and we'll finally discuss the material Dr. Factor gave us; I'm excited.

Week 2 (6/5/17-6/9/17)

Day 1 (6/5/17)

  • Finished reading chapter 3 from Applied Combinatorics
  • Created a LaTex document where I am writing my notes on Applied Combinatorics--a link to it is here, please note it is still in progress
  • Created a LaTex document for teaching Carissa TeX
  • Configured the printer in room 410
  • Finished formatting my personal wiki and began a rough draft of the project's wiki
  • Confirmed a meeting with Carissa tomorrow, 6/6, for 8:30 AM before the ethics training.

Day 2 (6/6/17)

  • Attended meeting with Carissa at 8:00AM
  • Attended ethical research training at 9:00AM
  • Handed off Applied Combinatorics to Carissa for reading on Graph theory
  • Began reviewing The (1,2)-step competition graph with Carissa at 3:15PM
  • Made note to include approximate total number of hours in end-of-week reflection
  • Left the building at 7:08PM, will be back in two hours...Didn't make it back to Cudahy, finished at the apartment. Estimate for the day is 13.5-14 hours

Day 3 (6/7/17)

Day 4 (6/8/17)

Day 5 (6/9/17)

Reflection: End of Week 2

Week 3 (6/12/17-6/16/17)

Day 1 (6/12/17)

Day 2 (6/13/17)

Day 3 (6/14/17)

Day 4 (6/15/17

Day 5 (6/16/17)

Reflection: End of Week 3

Week 4 (6/19/17-6/23/17)

Day 1 (6/19/17)

Day 2 (6/20/17)

Day 3 (6/21/17)

Day 4 (6/22/17)

Day 5 (6/23/17)

Reflection: End of Week 4

Week 5 (6/26/17-6/30/17)

Day 1 (6/26/17)

Day 2 (6/27/17)

Day 3 (6/28/17)

Day 4 (6/29/17)

Day 5 (6/30/17)

Reflection: End of Week 5

Week 6 (7/3/17-7/7/17)

Day 1 (7/3/17)

Day 2 (7/4/17)

Day 3 (7/5/17)

Day 4 (7/6/17)

Day 5 (7/7/17)

Reflection: End of Week 6

Week 7 (7/10/17-7/14/17)

Day 1 (7/10/17)

Day 2 (7/11/17)

Day 3 (7/12/17)

Day 4 (7/13/17)

Day 5 (7/14/17)

Reflection: End of Week 7

Week 8 (7/17/17-7/21/17)

Day 1 (7/17/17)

Day 2 (7/18/17)

Day 3 (7/19/17)

Day 4 (7/20/17)

Day 5 (7/21/17)

Reflection: End of Week 8

Week 9 (7/24/17-7/28/17)

Day 1 (7/24/17)

Day 2 (7/25/17)

Day 3 (7/26/17)

Day 4 (7/27/17)

Day 5 (7/28/17)

Reflection: End of Week 9

Week 10 (7/31/17-8/4/17)

Day 1 (7/31/17)

Day 2 (8/1/17)

Day 3 (8/2/17)

Day 4 (8/3/17)

Day 5 (8/4/17)

Reflection: End of Week 10